Asus PRIME Z270-AR

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	56.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	377% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	40GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 40GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-AR (all builds)
Memory	34 GB free of 40 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Mar 24 '22 at 23:19
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$170 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Memory 92.6 1-Core 153 2-Core 304 100% 183 Pts	4-Core 567 8-Core 561 76% 564 Pts	64-Core 511 32% 511 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8664) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1617 MHz, MLim: 2031 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	56.3% Above average	Lighting 69 Reflection 79.3 Parallax 70.7 56% 73 fps	MRender 78.5 Gravity 69.8 Splatting 61.9 56% 70.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$93 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 803GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1537 2039 1718 1518 1495 1448 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	377% Outstanding	Read 2,660 Write 2,331 Mixed 1,529 SusWrite 1,626 456% 2,037 MB/s	4K Read 69.4 4K Write 183 4K Mixed 98.3 328% 117 MB/s	DQ Read 1,852 DQ Write 1,270 DQ Mixed 1,474 1,124% 1,532 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 377% Great: 410%
Kingston A400 120GB-$28 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 70GB free Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 261 135 134 137 136 132 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	57.2% Above average	Read 309 Write 112 Mixed 208 SusWrite 156 44% 196 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 50.8 4K Mixed 26.2 108% 36.1 MB/s	DQ Read 54.9 DQ Write 60.4 DQ Mixed 52.1 41% 55.8 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 85%
Toshiba MK1059GSM 1TB 4,891 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 931GB free Firmware: GL001U SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 33 43 45 36 38 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	33.7% Below average	Read 79.9 Write 38.7 Mixed 23.9 SusWrite 37.4 33% 45 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.4 89% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 33.7% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 40GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 16384, 16384, 8192 MB Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	59.4% Above average	MC Read 21.2 MC Write 20.9 MC Mixed 17.7 57% 19.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 22.8 SC Mixed 19.8 58% 20.3 GB/s	Latency 62.8 64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 97%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 61%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-AR - $160

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	557x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	207x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	87x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	176x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	138x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	94x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	51x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	48x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	46x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	65x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	44x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	27x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $815

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16